Electrical
Safety in the Workplace

NFPA's far-reaching Electrical Safety
in the Workplace teaches individuals safe work procedures, and
provides companies with a process for defining and implementing
effective electrical safety programs.

The text draws on the authors' 35 years of
experience in developing corporate standards and procedures and
electrical safety programs, and is up-to-date with the 1999 NEC® and
NFPA 70E®: Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces.

Electrical Safety in the Workplace
is a must for professionals involved in construction and heavy
industry, electrical contractors, and union and trade group
trainers.

Concepts applicable
to both commercial and industrial activities include:

Persuasive statistics on the benefits
of electrically safe workplaces, plus proper practices such
as lockout/tagout and responsibility of personnel

Advice on designing and implementing
electrical safety programs

Real-life examples and case studies
of electrical accidents

Tips on working with safety
professionals and effective workplace auditing procedures

Contents:

1. Much Ado
About a Silent Hazard

2. Electrical Hazards

3. Hazard Analysis

4. Exposure Management

5. Strategies for Preventing Injuries

6. Protecting the Person

7. Standards

8. Impacting Work Practices

9. Lockout/Tagout

10. The Electrical Safety Program

11. Human Behaviors

12. Cost of a Safe Workplace

13. Safe Work Practices

14. Preparing for the Worst: Accident and Injury

15. Developing and Implementing Procedures

16. The Changing State of Electrical Safety

17. Working with Another Discipline

18. Planning and Communication

19. Effective Auditing of the Workplace

20. Personal Safety Principles

Appendix A: Sample Electrical Safety
Program

Appendix B: Sample Procedures

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors:

Ray A. Jones, PE
Industrial electrical safety has become a passion for Ray and Jane
Jones. As a professional electrical engineer, Ray came to understand
that electrical safety processes associate with people are more
important than those associate with installations and equipment. He
and Jane spend their time communicating that message.
A User's Guide to
Electrical PPE is their fifth book on electrical safety.

Ray has served on several national consensus committees and
panels and chairs the NFPA 70E
Technical Committee. He has authored many published articles in
industry journals and has presented numerous papers and tutorials at
technical conferences, all focused on electrical safety issues. Ray
retired from DuPont after 35 years of service working with
industrial electrical systems and installations.

Jane G. Jones is an editor,
author, and technical writer. She has authored and edited numerous
technical journal articles and has been the technical writer for
various codes and standards associated with electrical safety